Authentic Leadership at the Edge of Chaos

Jackson Kinyanjui; Romeo V. Turcan

doi:10.1108/978-1-80262-013-920231005

Authentic Leadership at the Edge of Chaos

Jackson Kinyanjui ^*, Romeo V. Turcan

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Abstract

This chapter explores authentic leadership at the ‘edge of chaos’—a transitional period from one kind of stability to another triggered by the emergence and implementation of newness. The authors argue that continuous, abrupt or unpredictable change at the edge of chaos impacts authentic leadership, resulting in the development of new values, new perspectives on legitimacy and new identities. Kinyanjui and Turcan identify four leader legitimation strategies, when introducing newness at the edge of chaos: feedback loop; conformance; familiar cues; and consistency and repetition. Kinyanjui and Turcan call for future research into the co-emergence of newness at the edge of chaos to equip decision-makers and policymakers with a better understanding of legitimation strategies in the implementation of newness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Emerald Handbook of Authentic Leadership
Editors	Romeo V. Turcan, John E. Reilly, Kenneth M. Jorgensen, Yariv Taran, Andreea I. Bujac
Publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date	5 Oct 2023
Pages	145-158
ISBN (Print)	978-1-80262-014-6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-80262-013-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-013-920231005
Publication status	Published - 5 Oct 2023

Keywords

co-emergence
legitimation of newness
legitimacy
uncertainty
weak emergence
strong emergence
legitimation strategies

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Authentic Leadership at the Edge of Chaos

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